DAX SUM and SUMX functions

DAX SUM and SUMX Functions

The role of both DAX SUM and SUMX functions is to add numerical data together. Yet both these functions are rather different. Let’s talk about the SUM function first. The SUM function is simple. It takes a column of data and adds the values to give a total. It works like the sum function in […]

Sentiment Analysis with Power BI and Microsoft Cognitive Services

Sentiment Analysis is the analysis of text to see if the overall sentiment is Positive or Negative. It would be commonly used by brands when listening to what their customers are saying across social media, such as Facebook and Twitter comments and posts.  It’s also often used to analyse survey results.  In my example below, […]

dial gauge power bi custom visuals

Power BI Custom Visuals – Dial Gauge

Power BI is equipped with many different visualization that you can use to tell the story of your data.  In addition to the standard visuals, Power BI also allows you to import custom visuals.  If you have experience with R then you are only limited to your imagination. Most of us however are not experienced […]

Publish Reports from Power BI Desktop to Power BI Services

Publish Reports from Power BI Desktop to Power BI Services

When you create a report in Power BI Desktop there are a number of reasons you might want to publish it to Power BI services. Maybe you  want to share your report with others with in your organisation You might want to embed the report on a website You need to add reports to an App […]